Germany started to lift its coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Monday (April 20), and the UK "would be wise to watch carefully", an expert has said.
Germany has so far had more than 148,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with more than 5,000 people dying of the illness. As they started easing back on lockdown measures, Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said: “As things stand today, the outbreak is again controllable.” He added the lockdown measures have helped authorities to significantly reduce new infections, preventing healthcare system from being overburdened.
Each of Germany's 16 states are set to remove the restrictions at a slightly different pace. The majority of shops smaller than 800 square metres will be allowed to open, in